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Yaderp - 18 Nov 2005 23:13 GMT

Went and bought this great looking new Amanti. Now, 29,000 miles later it
suddenly develops this problem: It won't start. The engine turns, but it
will never fire. Had it in the shop three times for over two weeks and
ziltch. KIA just says there's nothing they can find and that it starts fine
for them in the shop but it is sitting in my drive right this moment dead
as a hammer (after I brought it home from the dealer's shop this
afternoon.) I drove it home - shut it off and five minutes later it is
dead. Anyone have a similar situation? I suspect the
immobilizer/key/transponder system, however, KIA says no way to check it.
Tomorrow I am having it towed for the third time this month. This will
qualify me for our state's lemon law buy-back program and I plan to pursue
it. Anyone have any luck with lemon laws and KIA?

Frustrated
Yaderp

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Schweet - 23 Nov 2005 02:29 GMT

> Went and bought this great looking new Amanti. Now, 29,000 miles later it
> suddenly develops this problem: It won't start. The engine turns, but it
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> Frustrated
> Yaderp

Don't screw around with it, you have a warranty. Tell them to come get it
from your driveway. They'll want to find the problem after having to tow it
a few times.

I'm still not sure why so many people post technical questions for 1-2 year
old KIAs. Shove that warranty down their throats and make them do all the
work. not you.

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what - 24 Dec 2005 15:16 GMT

A lot of the time the dealerships hire high school kids that can change oil
and a filter, have never been to school to work on complex systems.

I would suspect it has something to do with the twmperature. If they have
it in a heated shop, and you have it in an unheated area outside, that
tells me that it actually might be something related to temp.

Like the other poster said, stick that warranty and the lemon law right up
their a.ses. If they can't fix it, then call KIA corporate. They will make
them fix it or send a rep from there to do it for you.

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